The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday that the state constitution guarantees a "limited right" to abortion, including in cases where there is a "reasonable" certainty pregnancy threatens a person's life.
Why it matters: Abortion providers filed a lawsuit last year challenging two laws in the state, a pre-Roe ban and another one that the governor signed into law in 2022. The court ultimately ruled that the 2022 ban interfered with the "inherent right to terminate a pregnancy to preserve the woman's life."
Hundreds of Los Angeles schools are closed for three days starting Tuesday as workers strike for higher wages and better working conditions.
The impact: The Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest, serves nearly half a million students who will not be in school for most of this week, impacting hundreds of thousands of families and leaving parents scrambling to find child care.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office reiterated Tuesday that they won't be intimidated by House Republicans amid the investigation of former President Trump.
What they're saying: "We will not be intimidated by attempts to undermine the justice process, nor will we let baseless accusations deter us from fairly applying the law," a spokesperson for Bragg said in a statement.
Thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the U.S., walked off the job Tuesday over failed contract negotiations, joining teachers and other education staff across the city on a three-day strike.
Driving the news: The Service Employees International Union, Local 99 (SEIU Local 99), which represents 30,000 school workers across the district that serves over 600,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade at more than 1,000 schools, says its members are striking to protest "unfair practices."
Democrats and Republicans both are furiouswith Silicon Valley Bank, and the SVB executives whose lax risk management sent the entire banking sector into turmoil.
The big picture: Bipartisan agreement is refreshing. But don't expect it to accomplish much, beyond some cable-ready sound bites and finger-pointing during congressional hearings.
Democrats have longed for former President Trump to be held accountable under the law, but some fear that Trump's first big legal test could be a political loser for them — and undermine more significant cases against him.
Why it matters: An indictment over an alleged campaign finance violation would make Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. But even his critics say it's a risky case that could amount to a mere record-keeping infraction.
Why it matters: Many members of Congress, still shaken by the Capitol riot, increasingly see the specter of Jan. 6 looming as the ex-president whips his supporters into indignant fury and urges them to protest if he's arrested.
President Biden will protect some 514,000 acres of public land on Tuesday by designating two new national monuments: the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and the Castner Range National Monument in Texas.
Why it matters: Along with the new monuments, Biden is set to announce at a White House summit several other conservation efforts, including protecting U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands.
Fox News is seeking a temporary restraining order against a senior producer named in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against the network.
Driving the news: Abby Grossberg, who's worked with Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo, filed lawsuits against the network in New York and Delaware Monday, alleging the firm coached her in "a coercive and intimidating manner" ahead of her September deposition in the Dominion case, per the New York Times.
Missouri on Monday became the latest conservative state to attempt to bar trans youth from gender affirming care.
Driving the news: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office is issuing an emergency regulation "clarifying that, because gender transition interventions are experimental," they are prohibited under state law.
Bruce Springsteen, Mindy Kaling and Vera Wang are among 23 honorees who will receive medals at the White House, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during Monday’s daily briefing.
Driving the news: President Biden will host the 2021 honorees on Tuesday with first lady Jill Biden in attendance. The awards were delayed for a year because of the pandemic, NPR notes.
